TCC89 Live By Faith

Hi Friends!!

It’s time for The Card Concept #89  {Spring has Sprung} Challenge!!  I love this bright, crisp spring photo- don’t you?  

Spring may have sprung for some parts of the US, but for us, winter came in with full force! We had more snow than all winter on the first day of spring- lol!!  I was not going to let the snow spoil spring though and I was inspired by the yellows, blues and stripes to create a fairly simple mixed media card.

I designed this card with the Boho Cross and Boho Faith stamp sets (Our Daily Bread Designs) along with a bit of very neglected washi tape (from my massive stash).

I love participating with online challenges and am linking this card to the Simon Says National Craft Month Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #326-#327 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to do so, I hope you will find the time to check out the rest of the wonderful Design Team cards at The Card Concept as well as the entries at the other challenge sites- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Using a Clarity™ Stencil Brush along with a stencil, apply Tumbled Glass Distress Ink to a piece of Whisper White cardstock. 

2). Once you are satisfied with the background, de-static the cardstock with an embossing powder tool, stamp the sentiment from Boho Faith with archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

3). Once the embossing has cooled, place a few strips of yellow washi tape over the background (I have so much washi tape and rarely use it for cards- I need to work on this- lol!).  Trim the panel, mount onto a piece of Tempting Turquoise cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of Basic Black cardstock before adhering to the white card base.

4). On another piece of Whisper White cardstock, de-static with an embossing powder tool, stamp the cross from Boho Cross with archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool. Once the embossing has cooled, color with Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry and Tempting Turquoise and fussy-cut the image.

5). Loop a piece of gold metallic thread and mount onto the card front (position so you can adhere behind where you will mount the cross image).

6). Mount the cross image using dimensional foam.

7). Add shimmer to the cross image with a Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen and a Pearl in the center of the cross.  Finish off with a few Morning Dew Nuvo™ Crystal Drops.

Stamp Sets: Boho Cross, Boho Faith (Our Daily Bread Designs)

Inks/Mediums:  Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Tumbled Glass Distress Ink; Stampin’ Write Markers- Crushed Curry, Tempting Turquoise; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen, Nuvo™ Morning Dew Crystal Drops

Cardstock/Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Tempting Turquoise

Accessories: Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Clarity™ Stencil Brush, Memory Box™ Distressed Tula Stencil, Gold Metallic Thread, Misc. Yellow Washi Tape, Self-Adhesive Pearl

Thanks again for stopping by- I hope you will be able to join us for the The Card Concept #89 {Spring has Sprung}  Challenge!

SC689 Thanks Be Unto God

Hi Friends!

It’s time for the weekly sketch at Splitcoaststampers!  Carey is our #SC689 sketch designer this week and she has created a fun sketch for sure!

I decided to use a verse from Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps What A Savior stamp set for a Christmas card :-) 

We are having a major snow storm here on the East Coast (more snow in the last 24 hours than we have received all winter) and it is the first day of spring!!  

So with the crazy weather, I thought snowflakes would work well for the diagonal element (layer #3) and used a Memory Box die that I had purchased a few months ago and had not had a chance to use yet :-)

I am also linking this card to the Try Stamping on Tuesday March Techique “Embossing” Challenge and the A Bit More Time to Craft “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the Splitcoaststampers’ Sketch gallery or other challenge sites yet, I hope you will do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). On a piece of white cardstock, use sponge daubers to apply Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Inks. Once you have blended the colors, lightly spritz water over the panel and dry with a heat tool.

2), Use the Big Shot™ with the Memory Box™ Snowflake Swell Die to die cut another piece of white cardstock. 

3). De-static the upper left hand corner with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse from What A Savior with embossing ink, stamp onto the panel and heat set with white embossing powder.  Once the embossing powder has cooled, sponge Broken China and Blueprint Sketch Distress Oxide Ink over the embossing, lightly wipe off the excess from the embossing with a dry cloth or paper towel and lightly spritz with water.

4). Mount the snowflake panel onto the oxide background and trim.  Mount the entire panel onto a piece of denim cardstock, trim and mount onto the white card base.

5). Apply shimmer to the snowflakes with a clear glitter pen and add a few Ivory Seashell Nuvo™ Crystal Drops to finish off the card.

 Stamp Sets: What A Savior (Sweet‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Tim Holtz®  Distress Oxide Ink- Broken China, Mermaid Lagoon, Blueprint Sketch; Nuvo™ Ivory Seashell Crystal Drops, Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Dapper Denim (Stampin’ Up!)

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Memory Box™ Snowflake Swell Die, Embossing Buddy®,  Heat Tool, White Embossing Powder

Thanks again for taking the time to visit! If you have a chance, we would love for you to join us at Splitcoaststampers for this week’s sketch challenge!  Hugs and I hope all of you have a great week, sweet friends!

He Shall Strengthen Thine Heart

Hi Friends!

I hope you had a wonderful weekend!  I had a chance to relax and create a Mixed Media card using the new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps Texture Tiles I (the March stamp of the month- see details here) with the previously released sets, Wait on the Lord and Peaceful Peonies. 

The main image panel is only one layer but I did layer it onto two additional layers of cardstock, so it is technically not a one layer card :-).  It is fairly easy to create but did take some time with the watercolor, heat embossing and stenciling.

I am participating with the Try Stampin’ On Tuesday Tic-Tac-Toe #2 Challenge (Purple-Flowers-Glitter-the flower is very glittery IRL), the Just Add Ink #400 Inspiration Challenge (I was inspired by the pastel blues and spring feeling of the photo) and the Word Art Wednesday #326-#327 “Anything Goes” Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of watercolor paper with an embossing powder tool.  Ink the large peony image from Peaceful Peonies with archival black ink, stamp onto the prepared paper, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the image with distress inks, markers and distress stains (see list of colors used below).

 

2). Watercolor the background with tumbled glass and broken china distress ink, heat with the heat tool to dry.  Once dried, de-static the paper with an embossing powder tool, ink the verse from Wait on the Lord with archival black ink, stamp onto the panel and heat set with clear embossing powder. 

3). Use a stencil brush with broken china distress ink to stencil a light chevron pattern in the background and stamp the grid image from Texture Tiles I randomly over the area.

4). Trim the panel and mount onto a piece of green cardstock, trim again and mount onto a piece of black cardstock before mounting onto the white card base.

5). Use a clear glitter pen to add shimmer to the flower petals and an Extra Fine Sharpie® White Paint Pen to add white highlights to the stamens.

6). Finish off the card with Morning Dew Nuvo™ Crystal Drops.

Stamp Sets: Wait on the Lord, Peaceful Peonies, Texture Tiles I (Sweet ‘n SassyStamps)

 

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Inks- Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Worn Lipstick, Tumbled Glass, Broken China; Distress Markers-  Picked Raspberry, Seedless Preserves, Mowed Lawn; Picket Fence Distress Stain, Extra Fine White Sharpie® Paint Pen; Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Watercolor.  Basic Black, Wild Wasabi

Accessories: AquaPainter™, Embossing Buddy®, Clear Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, MB Chevron Stencil, Stencil Brush

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope all of you have a fabulous week and visit again soon- hugs, sweet friends!

ODBD 10th Anniversary Celebration!

Hi Friends!

Woohoo!! Today Our Daily Bread Designs is celebrating their 10^th Anniversary!!  

As many of you know, I absolutely love the line of stamps at Our Daily Bread Designs featuring beautiful artwork, sentiments, Scripture verses as well as their full selection of Custom Dies!

In honor of their 10th Anniversary, ODBD is releasing 

two new stamps sets, God Verses 2 and God Quotes 2 along with 

two new Custom Dies- Fancy Circles and Filigree Circles!  

Can you imagine all of the possibilities with these new stamps and dies?  Practically endless with any variety of papers and other accessories!!

To celebrate, the current Design Team creations (known as the Breadbasket) will be featured today using these new stamps and dies and on Sunday and Monday, ODBD will be having a 10th Anniversary Breadbasket Reunion celebration!! 

Previous Breadbasket DT Members have been invited to be part

 of this reunion and I am so thrilled to one of them!! Woohoo- what an honor :-) !!

My first card features the new God Verses 2 stamp set along with the new Fancy Circles Dies and previously released Star Quilt Die, Medium Bow Dies and Americana Quilt Collection 6x6 Paper Pad.  

I decided to create a paper quilt with white and navy cardstock along with two of the Americana Quilt Collection prints  *** FYI- I cut four full quilts- one from each of the colors of cardstock and designer paper. I used press 'n seal to hold the pieces together until I assembled this quilt- this is an easy way to keep your quilts together and you can use the other die cut pieces to create three additional quilts for other projects :-)***  

My second card features the God Verses 2 stamp set, Fancy Circles Dies, SunburstBackground Die and Bitty Blossoms Dies.  

This was a very quick card, heat embossing the sentiment and the rest is die cutting/embossing :-)

My third card features God Verses 2 stamp set, Fancy Circles Dies, Pierced Circles, Ornate Hearts Dies, Beautiful Borders Dies, Medium Bow Dies and the Americana Quilt Collection 6x6Paper Pad.  

I decided to use markers to create the multicolored verse and added a few panels of the designer paper along with a few dies and a button- quick and easy!

I had fun being part of the 10^th Anniversary Breadbasket Reunion  and remember, this is just three quick examples using the new stamp set, God Verses 2 Stamp Set plus the new Fancy Circle Dies. 

I am also linking the first card to the Word Art Wednesday #326-#327 "Anything Goes" Challenge, the second card to the Happy Little Stampers March "Anything Goes with Dies" Challenge and the third card to the A Bit More Time to Craft #64 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

I hope you will find the time to visit the OBDB Blog to check out all of the gorgeous projects 

from the current Breadbasket Design Team as well as the Breadbasket Reunion 

over the next few days- tremendous inspiration from all!!

Thanks again for taking the time to visit- hugs and I hope you have a blessed week, sweet friends! 

SUO196 Cross of Hope

Hi Friends!   

It’s time for the #196 “Spring is About to Spring” Challenge at SU-Only Challenges!  

Easter is only a few weeks away and I have not had a chance to create a card yet with the new Crosses of Hope Framelits™. 

I decided to incorporate the Splitcoaststampers CC677 Color Challenge into the design along with the  Tic-Tac-Toe #038 Challenge (Green, Sparkle, Happy) and the International Art & Soul #28 “Emboss and Use A Die”Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to stop by the SU-Only Challengesite to check out the rest of the Design Team’s samples or the other challenge sites yet, I encourage you to do so- wonderful inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). Use Stampin’ Write Markers- color the flower spray image from Hold On To Hope using Emerald Envy for the stems and Calypso Coral for the flowers. “Huff” onto the stamp to re-moisten and stamp onto a piece of Peekaboo Peach cardstock. “Huff” again for a second generation stamping, re-color the image and stamp a few more times.

2). Trim the panel to 4” x 5 ¼”.  Stamp the flourish image from Timeless Textures with Versamark™ ink repeatedly around the edges and score at the bottom and top of the panel.  Mount onto a piece of Emerald Envy cardstock, trim and mount onto the Extra Thick Whisper White card base.

3). Die cut the main cross from Crosses of Hope Framelits™ from Calypso Coral cardstock and the intricate cross from Whisper White cardstock.  Layer the two and add shimmer to the Calypso Coral areas with Clear Wink of Stella®.

4). Loop a bit of Gold Metallic Thread behind the area where the cross will be mounted and mount the cross with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

5). Ink the sentiment from Teeny Tiny Wishes with Versamark™ and stamp onto a scrap piece of Emerald Envy cardstock.  Apply Stampin’ Emboss® White Embossing Powder and heat set with the Heat Tool. Hand trim and add a flag banner on the end before mounting onto the card front with Stampin’ Dimensionals®.

6). Add a Pearl to the middle of the cross to finish off the card.

  

Stamp Sets:  Hold On To Hope, Timeless Textures, Teeny Tiny Wishes

Ink/Mediums: Versamark™, Stampin’ Write Markers- Emerald Envy, Calypso Coral; Clear Wink of Stella®

Paper: Whisper White, Extra Thick Whisper White, Emerald Envy, Peekaboo Peach

Accessories/Tools: Big Shot™, Crosses of Hope Framelits™, Embossing Buddy®, Stampin’ Write® White Embossing Powder, Heat Tool, Gold Metallic Thread, Pearls

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by and I hope that you will create your own Stampin’ Up! Only project and join us for our “Spring is About to Spring” challenge! 

Timeless Hymns- Tis So Sweet to Trust In Jesus

Hi Friends!

I hope all of you are having a fabulous week so far!  I had a chance to create another card using several new Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps sets- Birds & Blooms , Timeless Hymns and Texture Tiles I (the March stamp of the month- see details here). 

I love all of the lines of the hymns included in the Timeless Hymns  Clear Stamp set- so many of my favorites!  Written by Louisa M.R. Stead in 1882 but still so revelant today :-)

I designed this card using the Sweet Sketch Wednesday 2 #131 Sketch Challenge and am also participating with the Simon Says Monday “Easter/Spring” Challenge and the Word Art Wednesday #324-#325 "Anything Goes" Challenge.

If you have not had a chance to visit the above challenge sites or the SNSS Blog/FB Page yet, I encourage you to do so- gorgeous inspiration from all!

To create this card:

1). De-static a piece of white cardstock with an embossing powder tool.  Ink the smaller bird image from Birds & Blooms with archival black ink, stamp onto the prepared cardstock panel, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.  Watercolor the image with distress inks and markers, fussy cut and set aside.

 

2). Die cut an oval from white cardstock, de-static with an embossing powder tool, ink the branch images from Birds & Blooms with archival black ink, apply clear embossing powder, heat set with a heat tool and once cooled, watercolor the image with distress inks and markers.  Once the watercolor has dried, ink the grid image from Texture Tiles I with hickory smoke distress ink.

3). De-static the watercolored oval with an embossing powder tool, ink the sentiment from Timeless Hymns with archival ink, apply clear embossing powder and heat set with a heat tool.

4). Create the pink background using distress oxide inks on a craft mat, pressing the paper into the wet ink and smooshing the ink around.  Continue to re-apply the ink until you are satisfied with the results. Once the ink has dried, ink the music image from Texture Tiles I with Memento™ Tuxedo Black Ink, stamp repeatedly over the panel and cut the panel into strips.

5). Die cut three pieces from black cardstock using a stitched strip die.  Die cut a piece of white cardstock with a stitched rectangle die, add the layered music strips and the horizontal black die cuts (per the sketch). 

6). Add additional texture with the grid stamp from Texture Tiles I using hickory smoke distress ink. Mount onto a piece of black cardstock, trim and mount onto the raspberry card front.

7). Layer the oval die cut along with the bird image using dimensional foam. 

8). Adhere the black organza ribbon bow with the button and a few white highlights with the Extra Fine White Sharpie® Paint Pen and shimmer with a clear glitter pen.

Stamp Sets: Birds & Blooms, Timeless Hymns, Texture Tiles I (Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps)

Ink/Mediums: Versafine™ Onyx Black, Memento™ Tuxedo Black, Tim Holtz® Distress Oxide Inks- Candied Apple. Picked Raspberry, Worn Lipstick; Hickory Smoke Distress; Distress Markers-  Picked Raspberry, Gathered Twigs, Mowed Lawn; Stampin' Write Markers- Marina Mist, Pacific Point, Cajun Craze, Calypso Coral; Extra Fine White Sharpie® Paint Pen,  Spectrum Noir™ Clear Glitter Pen

Paper: Whisper White, Basic Black, Rich Razzleberry

Accessories: Big Shot™, MFT Dies- Stitched Oval STAX, A2 Stitched Rectangle STAX Set 1, Horizontal Stitched Strips; retired Rich Razzleberry button, retired SU! 3/8” Black Organza Ribbon, AquaPainter™

Thanks again for taking the time to stop by! I hope all of you have a great week and visit again soon- hugs, sweet friends!